About 3 Singers

3 Singers is an innovative performance and installation combining live and recorded music, movement, and technology in order to raise awareness and expand knowledge about issues faced by female laborers in the global textile industry.

3 Singers explores the role of women's rights in the textile industry through three different periods of global history: pre-Civil War agricultural production, the Industrial Revolution, and the contemporary ‘sweatshop’. From warped birdsong controlled with Xbox Kinnect cameras to vintage Singer sewing machines modified to manipulate the vocalists’ singing, this technopera is sure to engage and intrigue audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

The international premier of 3 Singers was presented in Krakow, Poland in November 2014. The Chicago premier will occur in January 2015 and will also feature a month-long exhibition of the dramaturgical research for the project - Excavating the Singer: Female Voice, Labor, and Migration - through a special partnership with the National Museum of Health + Medicine Chicago.

Audiences can further engage with 3 Singers through a smartphone application developed specifically for the multi-media installation at the National Museum of Health + Medicine Chicago. The app will feature articles, photographs, video, and resources connecting audience to organizations addressing female laborers’ rights.